إِنَّ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ يَهْدِى لِلَّتِى هِىَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا 9
Translations
Indeed, this Qur’ān guides to that which is most suitable and gives good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a great reward
Transliteration
Inna hadha al-Qur'ana yahdee li-allati hiya aqwamu wa yubashshiru al-mu'minina alladhina ya'maluna al-salihat anna lahum ajran kabira
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah affirms that the Qur'an guides humanity toward the most upright and righteous way (al-thawhid, sound reasoning, and moral rectitude), and brings glad tidings to the believers who perform righteous deeds of a great reward. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, 'al-tati hiya aqwamu' refers to the straight path in all aspects of belief and practice, while the second part emphasizes that guidance alone is insufficient without corresponding righteous actions—both are essential for spiritual success.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Al-Isra, a Meccan chapter that addresses the comprehensive nature of the Qur'an's mission during the early period of Islam when the faith faced significant opposition. It serves as a declaration of the Qur'an's dual purpose: to provide guidance for humanity's intellectual and spiritual journey, and to encourage believers through the promise of divine reward.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 'The best among you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it' (Sahih Bukhari 5027). Additionally, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported that the Prophet said: 'The example of one who recites the Qur'an is like a citron which has a good taste and good scent' (Sahih Bukhari 5427).
Themes
Key Lesson
True benefit from the Qur'an requires both intellectual acceptance of its guidance and practical application through righteous deeds; the Qur'an is not merely a text to be recited, but a comprehensive guide for transforming one's character and conduct in accordance with divine will.
Related Ayahs
۞ وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلْنَـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًا
And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference.
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لَكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ أَحَاطَ بِٱلنَّاسِ ۚ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا ٱلرُّءْيَا ٱلَّتِىٓ أَرَيْنَـٰكَ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَٱلشَّجَرَةَ ٱلْمَلْعُونَةَ فِى ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ فَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا طُغْيَـٰنًا كَبِيرًا
And [remember, O Muḥammad], when We told you, "Indeed, your Lord has encompassed the people." And We did not make the sight which We showed you except as a trial for the people, as was the accursed tree [mentioned] in the Qur’ān. And We threaten [i.e., warn] them, but it increases them not except in great transgression.
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۙ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًا
And We send down of the Qur’ān that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَـٰحِشَةً وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا
And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.